welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: us authorities announce they will block asylum claims by people who enter the country illegally. civil liberties groups say the move is illegal. a former us marine with suspected mental health problems is named as the gunman who shot and killed 12 people in a bar in california. tens of thousands are ordered to evacuate as a fast—moving california wildfire explodes in size, threatening several communities. and none of us is getting any younger, orare we? meet the dutchman fighting a legal battle to take 20 years off his official age. the trump administration has ramped up its focus on the emotive

and divisive issue of immigration, with a new regulation to restrict asylum claims. migrants entering illegally through the southern us border will no longer be eligible for asylum. an official statement from the department of homeland security suggests president trump has the authority to restrict illegal immigration if it's in the national interest. but the american civil liberties union has described the move as illegal and it is likely to be challenged in court. our correspondent chris buckler in washington explained what president trump is seeking to achieve. it has to be said that donald trump wanting to secure the mexico border is not something that will come as a big surprise to a lot of people, however. he has been talking about immigration at length when he was on the campaign trail ahead of the midterm elections. and now he's putting in place this policy to try and cause more problems to those who, as far as he is concerned, are trying to abuse the asylum process inside the united states. at the moment, anyone who comes into the united states has a year

to claim asylum. but, under these new policies that are being put forward by the president, instead they will have to cross over at a formal point of entry, those formal border crossings that basically mean that they come face to face with the authorities before they enter the country. he believes that will dampen down the amount of people who can claim asylum. he believes it may well tackle the problems that are being faced by immigration courts, with long, long lists of people, a long backlog of people, who are waiting for their cases to be heard. but you are very much right in saying that there are groups who work with immigrants who believe it is illegal and intend to challenge it. because, as i understand it, american law specifically allows individuals to apply for asylum whether or not they are in a port of entry. yeah, absolutely, and they have that 12—month period to claim refuge. and of course many do claim that they are leaving behind violence and leaving behind poverty, suggesting that they could be persecuted if they return to their country. but here's what the department

of homeland security say. they say the president has the broad authority to suspend or restrict the entry of aliens into the united states if he determines it to be in the national interest to do so. and their argument is that this is in the national interest, that they are facing a crisis with immigration. that is the argument that the president is putting forward. ultimately, i do think we're going to end up in a court battle, and it could well go to the supreme court. now, in previous cases where they've been looking at issues like immigration, they have tended to side with the president. but, of course, this is going to be another contentious issue about immigration. it's a subject that has dominated politics here, and certainly one that the president talked a huge amount during that midterm election campaign. omarjadwat from the american civil liberties union told me what he thinks of the president's claim

to have the backing of congress. he absolutely doesn't have the authority from congress. in fact, congress made it very clear that what the law provides in this country is that you can apply for asylum whether you're at a port of entry or not at a port of entry, and regardless of whether you have — otherwise have a legal right to enter the united states. what he's doing is just trying to erase the law with a stroke of a presidential pen, and that's flatly contrary both to the written law and to the idea that he's constantly invoking that the rule of law matters in this country. what's more flagrantly a violation of the rule of law than to say to somebody, although the law that congress passed makes clear that you have the right to apply for asylum under these circumstances, i, donald trump, am going to decide that you can't? that's what they're doing here. i don't think it's going to stand up, and the very fact that they're even trying is really offensive.

so omar, where does this go next? and if the answer to that is ultimately the supreme court, i guess your problem may be that there may be people on the supreme court who are not entirely sympathetic to your arguments. and, in the meantime, what happens to people who may be affected by this? sure, well, i mean, if — presumably there is going to be litigation on this, and part of that litigation will be an attempt to very quickly put a stop to the rule, so that it doesn't go into effect, or that, you know, it's quickly stopped. and then the litigation will continue. you know, i don't think that we're in a situation in this country where the supreme court is going to stand by and allow a clear violation of congress's intent to go forward. and so, you know, my expectation is that this set of rules, this attempt to take away asylum for a broad class of people, is not going to be successful. things have to change

in america to stop mass shootings being normalised, that from the newly—elected governor of california in the past few hours, responding to the murders of 12 people in a club in thousand oaks, near los angeles by a former marine corps veteran, who then killed himself. it's believed ian david long, who'd served in afghanistan, had been suffering mental health problems. james cook now from thousand oaks. just a warning, his report does contain distressing and flashing images. the officer down, at the borderline, officer down. i'm only seeing one shooter. for the united states, this is the nightmare that never ends. it could be las vegas, orlando, virginia tech or sandy hook. but this time it is thousand oaks, at the borderline bar and grill. it was college night, and the place was packed with young people enjoying country music and dancing when the shooting started. i saw the gunman, with his gun

drawn, at the front where you pay. as soon as we heard a shot, we dropped to the floor. like, i saw the shots go off, as well as hearing them. he shot the front desk cashier. and our friends got the bar stools and they started slamming it against the window so we could get out. we stayed behind the stage, got out, went through the kitchen, went through the back door. i watched an officer get shot in front of me, and i had to help drag him to — and throw him in the back of the cop car. that officer was sergeant ron helus. he had been outside on the phone to his wife when the shooting started. he told her he loved her and ran into the building. the sergeant passed away at the hospital about an hour ago. sergeant helus was on the force for 29 years, was looking to retire in the next year or so. speaking to people here,

you get a sense of shock and a sense of despair, but what is really striking is the absence of surprise. america has come to expect mass shootings. the gunman was a local man, ian david long, a 28—year—old former marine. he had had run—ins with police before, and they had concerns about his mental health. but, although his handgun‘s extended magazine is illegal in california, he had bought the weapon itself lawfully. sheriff, why do you think this keeps happening in the united states of america? well, i don't know. if i knew the answer to that, i'd do something to stop it. this city is ranked as one of the safest communities in the nation, but no corner of this country is immune from the american plague of gun violence. ijust got the news that he was one of the 11 that were hit

and killed last night. his name was cody coffman, my first—born son. james cook, bbc news, thousand oaks in california. our los angeles correspondent, peter bowes, says the attack is the latest in a long line of mass shootings. these scenes are all too familiar, and what is happening right now — vigils are getting under way to remember those people who died. and again, that's an all—too—familiar scene in the hours after a mass shooting like this. we are beginning to learn more about the victims. the police officer who was there, he was close by, he ran in and is credited with saving the lives of many people because of his swift action. he lost his life, he died in hospital. that was ron helus. he was a 29—year veteran of the local police department, and he was planning to retire next year.

we've just heard from the father of cody coffman, 22 years old. he went to the bar most wednesday nights, and apparently enjoyed line dancing. it was a country music evening. justin meek was 23 years old, a recent graduate of the local university. and itjust goes on — tragic personal stories of these people who were enjoying a night out at the bar when this tragedy struck. yes, you mentioned sergeant helus. as you say, a firearms instructor, but of course he was up against a marine corps vet who had fought in afghanistan. those scenes we saw earlier of people lining streets and bridges, as his body was taken away, to pay respects. some survivors, we're hearing, also escaped death in last year's mass shooting in las vegas. it is very unclear — there were about 200 people in that bar — actually how so many did escape. well, yes, and it could have been far, far worse. and you can imagine, very late at night, presumably quite a dark bar as this was happening.

he first of all shot at one of the security guards, so there was some security at this bar, and made his way in. it seems to have been in part because of the swift actions of this police officer, and of others, and indeed the actions of many of the young people inside the bar who took action against the shooter, and did manage to save a lot of people's lives. but with, as you say, between 150 and 200 people inside there, it is incredible, really, that more people didn't lose their lives. according to the us ambassador to the united nations, russia has asked the un to lift global banking restrictions on north korea, in place to try to curb pyongyang's nuclear programme. nikki haley says the united states will not allow sanctions to be eased, and that north korea must do more before it's time to talk about lifting sanctions. let's get some of the day's other news. there has been a remarkable decline in the number of children being born, according to researchers at the university of washington. their report says in 1950 the average, globally, was just under five children born to each mother. that figure has now halved. cyprus has the lowest

rate in the world. women there have on averagejust one child. at the other end of the scale women in niger have, on average, more than seven. the un has announced plans to double its food aid to yemen to avert mass starvation. teams from the world food programme are preparing to try to feed 14 million people, almost half the population. toshiba is going to close its nuclear subsidiary nugen. the japanese engineering giant failed to find a buyer for it, so it won't now be building a new nuclear power plant in the uk. it will also cut 7,000 jobs around the world in the next five years. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: accused of meddling in the past with his controversial views, now prince charles says he will keep his opinions to himself when he becomes king. the bombastic establishment outsider donald trump has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election results. i voted for him because i genuinely believe that he cares

about the country. it's keeping the candidate's name always in the public eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display, but on the local campaign headquarters, and the heavy, routine work of their women volunteers. berliners from both east and west linked hands and danced round their liberated territory. and, with nobody to stop them, it wasn't long before the first attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. the palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning. after 17 years of discussion, the result was greeted with an outburst ofjoy. women ministers, who'd long felt only grudgingly accepted during the ranks of clergy, suddenly felt welcomed. this is bbc world news.

the latest headlines: the united states authorities say they will prevent people who illegally enter the country from claiming asylum. a former us marine with suspected mental health problems has been identified as the gunman who killed 12 people at a bar in california. a wildfire has forced tens of thousands to flee their homes in and around the town of paradise in northern california, northeast of san francisco. authorities say the evacuation is chaotic — the fire is burning out of control, injuring a number of residents and firefighters. there are unconfirmed reports of fatalities. lebo diseko reports. a very dangerous, very serious situation is how the sheriff of butte county described the fire ripping through northern california. some reports say it is burning at a rate of 80 american football fields

a minute, injuring a number of people and destroying buildings. it is being called the campfire because it started me a camping spot, although it's not yet clear what caused it. this is a very dynamic fire. it started about 6:30am local time. in the first reports from the first firefighters at the scene had it at about 10— 15 acres. but even at that point, when it was small and just starting out, it definitely had the potential to become something major. almost the entire town of paradise has been evacuated, including schools, hospitals, and homes. that's around 27,000 people being told to leave. some describe driving through a wall of flames just to get to safety. the whole town is burning, one told reporters. residents of several other communities have also been told to get out, with people queueing for hours on the road. authorities are battling to bring the fire under

control, but that's being hampered by winds of up to 50 kilometres per hour which are driving it. warm weather and dry conditions are adding to the difficulties. meanwhile, further south, and the firebirds, this tony rae community that's already been traumatised. —— firebirds. this is burning through ve ntu ra firebirds. this is burning through ventura county, surrounding the town of thousand oaks were a mass shooting took place on wednesday night. this has been one of the worst years on record for wildfires in california, and by the looks of things it's not getting any better. lebo diseko, bbc news. will get the latest on this now. on the line now is fire captain richard cordova, he's at cal fire, the california department of forestry and fire protection. thank you very much your time. how is it looking? how was it? well, we are experiencing extreme fire conditions. the higher temperatures and low humidity. what is hampering effo rts

and low humidity. what is hampering efforts are the strong winds we have been receiving throughout the day. and just to be clear, it is two major wildfires burning out of control in california, the wind north of sacramento and also this other blaze in the south of the state in ventura county. that's correct. what we are experiencing now, we have red light warnings throughout the state. so we have fire in northern california and in southern california. are you feeling like you have either of these at any control yet? not at this time. when we have wind driven vice like his mother nature will take control and until we have a little help from mother nature on eliminating the winds we will start gaining control. right now the fire in northern california, we are in rescue mode and making sure everyone gets out of the way of this disaster. we are seeing these pretty chaotic scenes,

it isa seeing these pretty chaotic scenes, it is a very bad time to be stuck in a trafficjam, it is a very bad time to be stuck in a traffic jam, it it is a very bad time to be stuck in a trafficjam, it must be terrifying. how confident are you that you can keep people out of the way of these buyers'? -- fires. we're way of these buyers'? -- fires. we' re pretty way of these buyers'? -- fires. we're pretty confident. if people the evacuation warnings and evacuations, they just the evacuation warnings and evacuations, theyjust need to get out the way as you do that we can get the fire crews in and help mitigate the issue at hand. there are unconfirmed reports of some people dying. can you confirm, one way or the other? the local county sheriff did say there were some that allergies. i cannot confirm on how many or the location of those fatalities. we can inspect the number to grow. captain richard gordon over at cal fire, thank you for your time. —— reachtel dover. the prince of wales says he will not express views on controversial issues, when he becomes king.

he told the bbc, ahead of his 70th birthday next week, that he recognised being heir to the throne and head of state were two very different roles. in the past, the prince has campaigned strongly on issues such as the environment and architecture, and faced accusations of meddling from some quarters. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. the great barrier reef, off the coast of australia. a place where a prince who is passionate about the environment could barely control his frustrations at the failure of governments to do more about climate change. we're running out of time, because the necessary action hasn't been taken, has it? that's the problem. and i cannot believe that people can simply pay no attention to science. charles has been speaking out now for nearly half a century, but as he approaches his 70th birthday next week, he knows better than anyone that a new role beckons. when he succeeds to the throne, his public interventions must stop, but can the passionate prince transition to a monarch who doesn't meddle? in tonight's bbc documentary,

charles said explicitly and publicly that he could and would. i won't be able to do the same things i've done as heir, so of course you operate within the constitutional parameters, but it's a different function. of course, people have expressed worries about whether this involvement will continue in the same way? no, it won't. i'm not that stupid. i do realise that it is a separate exercise, being sovereign. so of course, you know, i understand entirely how that should operate. those undertakings are significant. they should mean an end to charles' sometimes—controversial speeches. like a monstrous carbuncle on the face of much—loved and elegant friend. and articles, like this one

on genetically modified crops. and then there's his letter writing, his so—called black spider handwritten letters to ministers, asking questions about causes which have caught his eye. charles' acceptance that these interventions must cease as king have reassured constitutional experts. it is very welcome, because some people have been worried that when he becomes king he might continue to send his famous spider memos to ministers and the like, but he's now come out and said he recognises that as monarch, it's a very different role. but that's not to say that as monarch he will be without influence. itjust has to be exercised with care. the constitutional conventions are clear. a british monarch shouldn't make public interventions, as charles has now explicitly accepted. but a king or queen can encourage or warn, but that must be done privately to the prime minister. slowly but surely, the way is being prepared for the moment

when the crown passes from a monarch noted for her discretion to a prince noted, until now, for his tendency to speak his mind. nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace. the former first lady of the philippines, imelda marcos, has been found guilty of corruption and could face at least six years in prison. the charges relate to the activities of private organisations she ran while serving in her late husband's government. mrs marcos, who is now 89 years old, is currently a member of the country's house of representatinves. age is just a number — so they say. a 69—year—old dutchman is going to court to try and legally lower his age to 49. emile ratelband thinks it might improve his chances with women on the dating app tinder. the positivity trainer says, with his face, and a younger age — he'll be in a "luxurious position." anna holligan reports. well, emile ratelband is a positivity speaker

and a motivational guru. and in this case, there are people here who are saying he is having a laugh but actually the 69—year—old is entirely serious. so he has gone to court to try to get he judges to officially amend his age from 69 to a9, because he believes that would improve his life chances and also he says that he has been discriminated against on the basis of his age. he believes it would be easier for him to find work, to get a new house, a new car, and women, if he was 20 years younger. he also points out that here in the netherlands, people can go to court to change their names, to even change their gender so why should he not be able to change his age? he talked about the doctors who he said the doctors have said he has the body of a 45—year—old and described himself as a young gun. this would be the first case of its kind here in the netherlands if he wins.

the judges though have been pretty sceptical, asking what happens to the first 20 years of his life, should thatjust be erased? he says that he is a pioneer in many fields so why not this one. he has also promised to revoke his dutch state pension saying it is more about the women and the life chances than the money. the judges are expected to rule in about four weeks' time. the belongings of steven hawking's — the renowned physicists — have raised over $2 million for the stephen hawking foundation and the motor neurone disease association. the auctioneers christie's said the collection of items — represented the "ultimate triumph of scientific brilliance over adversity". professor hawking's signed copy of his 1965 phd thesis sold forjust over half a million dollars. an early wheelchair raised $400,000 and a script for his appearance on the simpsons sold for $10,000. his book — a brief history of time, which he signed with a thumbprint

in 1988, sold for $100,000 way above the $5,000 guide price. models have been gracing the catwalk in beirut. nothing really out of the ordinary you'd say, but look closer — these dresses are made with chocolate. they are the creations of 13 lebanese designers and 13 pastry chefs who joined forces at the fifth salon du chocolat, or chocolate fair, organised in lebanon's capital. a reminder of that manias. donald trump's administration has published proposals to limit applications for asylu m proposals to limit applications for asylum —— of that top story. officials say president trump has the authority to restrict illegal immigration if it is in the national interest. he is expected to sign that regulation shortly. the american civil liberties union says the law allows anyone to claim asylu m the law allows anyone to claim asylum in the us, regardless of where or how they enter the country, and they expect a legal challenge.

that is it for now. thank you for watching. batten down the hatches, rain and gales on the way. initially, western parts of the uk. we already have had some rain and some stronger winds across some western areas. this was the weather front that went through during the course of thursday. this next weather system is rushing in and that really is going to bring some very poor weather to northern ireland, scotland the irish sea coast, wales and down into south—western england as well. through the early hours we still have the rain across some western areas, that's the left over from what we had on thursday, actually. this next weather system here — that's piling in. some very strong winds with this weather front. before that arrives, actually a bit of a calm for some of us. in fact, starting off fairly bright across many central and eastern areas of the uk. here's friday morning, as this weather system aproaches, a lot of isobars here, these white lines, pressure lines, that indicates strong winds and those winds can be quite destructive. heavy rain and gales are expected across western and south—western parts of the country. also central and southern england will be feeling the effects of this weather system. so let's get the forecast then from friday morning onwards, initially the weather is actually not too bad across central and eastern areas,

even the south coast will have some sunshine. in fact, it could be a bright, if not sunny, start but then very quickly the weather will go downhill by the time we get to the middle part of the afternoon. the south—west of england, wales, northern ireland, the irish sea here, gale force winds and some very heavy rain. let's zoom into this area. this is what it looks like at three o'clock. the dark blues obviously indicate the very heavy rain. within this band of rain some very strong gusts of winds, could be in excess of 60 miles per hour in some coasts. that's also strong enough to cause some disruption and damage to trees potentially. and very windy a little bit further towards the east as well. so even if you do not get the rain, those winds really will be picking up. friday night into saturday, that band of wind and rain sweeps right across the country. the worst will be in the west. as that band of rain moves towards the east it will tend to ease. by the time we get to saturday morning, it is out of the way and we are left with a day of sunshine and showers. still quite a breezy day but nowhere near as windy but relatively mild. mild south—westerly winds so highs up to around 1a degrees or so. here's remembrance day, sunday.

we have sunshine and showers on the cards. some of the showers will be heavy but many of us should have a decent day too. that's it from me. bye— bye. this is bbc news, the headlines: the trump administration has announced a new rule aimed at preventing migrants who enter illegally, through the southern border of the us, from seeking asylum. the president is expected to sign the regulation on friday, claiming he can restrict illegal immigration in the national interest. civil liberties groups say the move is illegal and will be challenged in court. the gunman who killed 12 people in a bar north—west

of los angeles has been identified as a former marine, who'd served in afghanistan. it's believed ian david long had been suffering mental health problems. he used a legally—owned handgun, with an illegally—extended magazine. two major wildfires are burning out of control in california forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes. at least 72 square kilometers have burned in an area north of sacramento and strong winds are fanning the flames of a blaze in the south of the state in ventura county. now on bbc news, sarah montague speaks to general stanley mcchrystal,